The Good Children

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Summary: A Personal Top 5
Review: Family promises should never be broken. Never will you find a book that drives this point home any clearer. The characters in this book were some of the best and most complex I have seen in years. This is a must read. Once you stop, you won't want to put it down.

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Summary: A beautifully written and very suspensful novel
Review: I had read and enjoyed several of Kate Wilhelm's excellent science fiction stories before I picked up "The Good Children." I won't attempt to summarize the plot of this book, because that would destroy the reader's anticipation of what lies around the next corner. Let's just say that this is the story of a highly unusual family, with the focus on the four children and the staggering problems that are unexpectedly thrust on them. I found it impossible to predict the outcome of any of the page-turner crises. This first-rate novel is an easy, fast, and thoroughly engrossing read.

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Summary: I can't get these children out of my mind...
Review: I was introduced to Kate Wilhem through her Barbara Holloway books. I knew Ms. Wilhelm also writes Science Fiction which is not a genre I read, but I ran across "The Good Children" on the 'to be shelved' cart at the library and was intrigued by the premise. Once I started reading I just couldn't put it down. Normally well disciplined in putting a book away at bedtime, I was up until well past 2:00am finishing "The Good Children". The four siblings are so well written I felt like I knew each of them. Don't pay attention to those who complain about the implausible ending - the book has to wind down, it just couldn't go on forever. This is a GREAT book and I will, for sure, be checking out more Kate Wilhelm writings.

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Summary: I can't get these children out of my mind...
Review: I was introduced to Kate Wilhem through her Barbara Holloway books. I knew Ms. Wilhelm also writes Science Fiction which is not a genre I read, but I ran across "The Good Children" on the 'to be shelved' cart at the library and was intrigued by the premise. Once I started reading I just couldn't put it down. Normally well disciplined in putting a book away at bedtime, I was up until well past 2:00am finishing "The Good Children". The four siblings are so well written I felt like I knew each of them. Don't pay attention to those who complain about the implausible ending - the book has to wind down, it just couldn't go on forever. This is a GREAT book and I will, for sure, be checking out more Kate Wilhelm writings.

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Summary: Great book, undeservedly overlooked
Review: Kate Wilhelm is one of my favorite authors, and I think this is one of her best books. It doesn't seem to have gotten that much attention, probably because it doesn't fit neatly into one genre. It's more of a coming of age story than a mystery, but it also has elements of a psychological study (and other genres which I won't list for fear of revealing too much about the plot). The characterizations are wonderful. I highly recommend it.

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Summary: The Best!
Review: This is one of the best books I have ever read! Kate W. Did a great job of writting this book. It never got boring at parts and I thought she did a great job with expressing how the characters felt at times. I chose to read this book for one of my summer readings for school, and I am so happy that I did. I feel that anyone would have no problem reading this book, it was great.